Near miss with a garbage truck

[Geonz]

I didn't take the lane at first, because it seemed like those who posted directions to do so were saying "it's my right, so I'm asserting myself!" and I'm 'way more interested in safety, and it *seems* like the right thign to do.

Don't hug the curb. It's not as safe. Drivers will see you *far* less often. They will have that WTF look more often; yea, you'd *think* they would be more annoyed if you're out, say, where their right tire would be... but I find that when I get buzzed by cars or whoever... it's almost always when I've drifted to the right.

There's an "arc of attention" that you want to be in . They really can, and do, completely fail to see you. http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php (our local U is where lots of research about this has been done and a friend of mine was one of the guinea pigs )

All that said... I tend to hop onto the sidewalk and walk until I'm out of range of garbage trucks in process.